The city is set to launch new regulations aimed at mopping up waste of the capital's water, according to an official from the Beijing Water Authority (BWA) on Monday.
The city's middle schools should not be offering classes for students who want to continue their studies overseas, said a senior educator.
The city will build one or two children's hospitals within the next five years, according to the draft plan of Beijing's 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) released on Sunday morning.
The protection of Beijing's precious cultural relics need not be at odds with the capital's fast economic development, delegates said at the city's annual legislative meeting on Sunday.
Local political advisors urged the authorities to cut down on the startling number of empty seats in taxis as Beijing's traffic became a hot topic at the ongoing legislative session.
Soaring housing prices and traffic congestion are among the major bottlenecks that harass Beijing's social and economic development.
A fitness club giant has suspended business in five of its centers in the national capital, leaving tens of thousands of members worried about getting their prepayments refunded.
High-end housing projects are continuing to be hot sellers, despite the government's attempts to curb rising home prices, real estate researchers are saying.
Police believe they have broken up a major gang of robbers with the arrest of 42 people thought to be behind more than 60 armed robberies and break-ins at businesses and construction sites.
Official statistics show that Beijing has seen an immediate benefit following the municipal government's traffic calming measures and the opening of new subway lines with the capital enjoying two hours less congestion every day.
The last "nail household" owner on Chaoyang Road is determined to stay in her property even though she has been told to vacate her house in 15 days.
With fraud cases on the rise, the city is planning to make it as difficult as possible for social security scammers to bilk the medical insurance system in 2011.
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